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Open Doors: Queer Graduate Students & Friends is proud to announce the tenth annual Reel Queer Festival official program. March 28; April 3 & 4, 2009 We invite you to come out and enjoy any or all of the three nights of films focusing on queer topics ranging from bisexuality to transgender rights to coming out. Each night will have a blend of comedy and the drama, and documentary and fiction. All screenings will be held in Shemin Auditorium in the Schaeffer Art Building on the Syracuse University campus. Light refreshemnets will be provided. Screenings are FREE and open to the public. 2009 Reel Queer Film Festival Program* Each feature film will be preceded by a selection of shorts. 
Saturday, March 28 Bi the Way This young, hip, sexy documentary explores bisexuality across America. The directors' bizarre and hilarious cross-country road trip takes us from a swinging cage fighter in LA to a cheerleader-turned-runaway in Memphis. Features interviews with Michael Musto, Dan Savage and Jonathan Caouette. Directed by Brittany Blockman and Josephine Decker. 
Friday, April 3 Be Like Others While homosexuality is punished harshly in Iran, changing one's gender is legal and perfectly acceptable under Islamic law. This creates a unique intersection between gender and sexuality for those who opt for or against sex-reassignment procedures. A Sundance favorite, this film follows several patients on their journey to a new life. Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian.  Saturday, April 4 Were the World Mine If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Find out how Timothy, cast as Puck in a Midsummer Night's Dream, responds when he is able to harness the power of the play's magical love-pansy in this vibrant musical romp that won the LA Outfest Grand Jury Award. Directed by Tom Gustafson. All Nights Shorts This year’s shorts, while covering a diverse array of experiences, will focus on questions of gender identity and queer people of color. 
Music 
Narcys is a rock artist from France. His song "Toi t'en rêves" (You are dreaming about it) tells the story of a boy whose sexuality doesn't fit in the "box", and the difficulty of not "being normal" in a world where gender stereotyping and heteronormativity dominate. A young, upcoming and hip artist, Narcys is widely known in the LGBT community in France for their rock which posseses accents of punk. More information on http://www.myspace.com/narcys *Sponsored by Open Doors Co-sponsored by Pride Union, the CRS department and the LGBT Studies minor Questions? Email opendoorssu@yahoo.com for more information. For directions to or a map of Syracuse University visit: Campus Directions or Map of Main Campus. LGBT film festivals traditionally serve an important community function by affirming the queer experience, providing visibility and illustrating the stories and histories of queer people across the United States and around the world. At the same time, festivals of this kind also help to inform people who don't identify as queer to become more aware of sexual and gender diversity and reduce prejudice and dangerous ignorance. |